Unit 2: To what extent should contemporary society respond to the legacies of historical globalization? Flashcards
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Historical Globalization
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- Period of globalization beginning in 1492 and ending in on 1945 after World War 11
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Cultural Contact
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- Contact between people that leads to changes in both peoples cultures, way of life, etc.
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Depopulation
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- Reduction of a population or culture
Ex. Beothuk people of NewfoundLand
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Silk Road
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- Oldest and longest trading route known to historians
- Linked China with the West
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Colonialism
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- Practice of acquiring full or partial control over another country, occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically
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The Columbian Exchange
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- The exchange of diseases, animals, plants, and ideas between the Americas and Europe
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Imperialism
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- Policy of extending a country’s power and influence over another country
Ex. laying claims to territories inhabited by people, imposing political control, etc.
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What are the motivations for imperialism?
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- Gold
- Glory
- God
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Primary Source
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- Original first-hand account of of event or time period
- Written or made close to the time of event
- Factual
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Secondary Source
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- Second-hand account of event
- Analysis or interpretation of primary source
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Ethnocentrism
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- Belief that European world-view is superior to all others
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Paternalism
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- Treating or governing people in a fatherly way
- provoding for them without giving them any rights or responsibilities
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White Mans Burden
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- Idea that it was the Europeans duty and responsibility to civilize all other people
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Sphere of Influence
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- Area where a country holds exclusive trading privileges
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Protectorate
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- Country who’s policy is controlled by another nation
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Indian Act
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- Treaty that restricted Indigenous rights
Ex. residential schools, wards, etc.
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Chinese Head Tax
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- Tax imposed on all Chinese immigrants trying to enter Canada
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British East India Company
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- Agent of British imperialism in India
- Started as an accusation of traders and later became a political power
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British Raj
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- Period of direct British rule over India until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947
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Mahatma Gandhi
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- Indian leader
- Pacisfist
- Challenged British rule over India
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Chanie Wenjack
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- First Nations boy who died of hunger trying to walk 600km back home from a residential school
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Adam Smith
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- Inventor of capitalism
- Critic of mercantilism
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Entrepreneurs
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- People who take risks by launching business ventures
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Lais-sez-faire
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- Policy or attitude of letting things take its own course, without interfering
- Capitalist favored
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Communism
- All people work for government owned and government run enterprises
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Exploitation
- Action of treating someone unfairly and benefiting for their work
Ex. Pygmies
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Scramble for Africa
- Conflicting claims towards African territory during the New Imperialism period
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Pygmies
- Where several pygmies were forced to live in exhibits, museums, and zoos
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Industrialisation
- Stage of economic development were production shifts from home and small craft shops to factories
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Industrial Revolution
- Combination of social and economic changes resulting from the increased use of machinery
- Biggest changes were seen in Britain in the 18th and 19th century
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Why did Great Britain become the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution?
- By exploiting its citizens
Ex. government did not regulate health or safety, child labour
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Cottage Industries
- Early stage of economic development in which workers produced a limited number of goods from their homes
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Who are the Chiapas?
- Population living in Chiapas, Mexico
- Many live in poverty and lack opportunity partly due to the Spanish Conquest 500 years ago
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Subsidies
- Financial help given by the government or public body to help out the people
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How did NAFTA impact the Chiapas?
- When signing NAFTA, Mexico agreed to ban subsidies on indigenous (Chiapa) farm co-operatives
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How did the Chiapas react to NAFTA?
- Adopted an approach of non-violence
- Invited people to see the poverty and desperation the Chiapas lived through
- Appealed for international support for their cause
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How did the government respond to the Chiapas efforts?
- Government has given more aid and attention to Chiapas then before
- schools, health clinics, etc. have been rebuild
- Government gave Chiapas land and provided loans for Chiapas farmers buying farm equipment
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Decolonisation
- Process of removing colonial control and granting independence to a country
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Redress
- Action intended to right past wrongs
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Affirmative Action
- Legislation that intentionally benefits a minority group
